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surge

/sɜrdʒ/

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verb
rise rapidly
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soar soar up soar upwards zoom

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rise uprise arise come up go up lift move up
noun
a sudden forceful flow
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rush spate upsurge

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flowing flow
verb
rise and move, as in waves or billows
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"The army surged forward"

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billow heave

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blow up inflate
verb
rise or move forward
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tide

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flow course feed run
noun
a sudden or abrupt strong increase
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"stimulated a surge of speculation" "an upsurge of emotion" "an upsurge in violent crime"

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upsurge

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step-up increase
noun
a large sea wave
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billow

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moving ridge wave
verb
rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
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"the boats surged"

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scend

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move up go up rise lift uprise arise come up
verb
see one's performance improve
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"He levelled the score and then surged ahead"

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meliorate improve better ameliorate

Examples of surge

"The army surged forward"
"stimulated a surge of speculation"
"an upsurge of emotion"
"an upsurge in violent crime"
"the boats surged"
"He levelled the score and then surged ahead"